DelawareScene: Great American Songbook Concert @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Great American Songbook Concert

Soprano Emily Margevich takes the stage at Winterthur to celebrate the music of the Great American Songbook, joined by accomplished pianist George Hemcher. Celebrate the timeless tunes of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, and more! Perfect for families, children, and music fans of all ages!

Emily Margevich is “a star in the making” (Bachtrack). Wilmington’s newest “poised and fearless prima donna” (Musical America) has been on stage since age two. Be it opera, musical theater, or the Great American Songbook, Margevich will always deliver a performance “as passionate as any Taylor Swift epic” (Theatermania). This “luminous soprano” (Wall Street Journal) gives “a voice of liquid beauty” (Opera Magazine) that is “big and luxurious, with a cascading quality, like a bolt of silk dropped from a balcony” (Parterre). Referred to as the “star of the 2022 Ocean City Pops season” Margevich stunned audiences in 2022 with her remarkable versatility singing everything with equal vigor and expertise, while also having everyone in stitches with her humor and panache” (Ocean City Daily News).

George Hemcher is the career development coordinator for the Center for Performing and Cinematic Arts. Prior to joining the administrative staff at Temple, he was the youth opera coordinator for Sarasota Youth Opera (SYO) at Sarasota Opera in Florida. His role spanned work from youth opera productions and mainstage productions to educational outreach and community outreach. Hemcher was an assistant conductor for SYO's world premiere of Rachel J. Peters' Rootabaga Country, Britten's The Little Sweep and Hans Krása’s Brundibár. For mainstage productions, he was the assistant conductor for Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and children's chorus master for Puccini's Turandot and La bohème. Outside of his music engagements, Hemcher was on the board of directors for the Fabulous Arts Foundation, Inc. fostering LGBTQ+ artists as a catalyst for political and social change and was on the steering committee of OPERA America's Community Engagement and Education Network.

Classical / Opera Kids & Family Friendly Music Theater & Performance Northern Delaware